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The City of Glen Cove, New York, proclaimed June 20, 2021, Poet Laureate Daisaku Ikeda Day in commemoration of his visit there 40 years ago, when he penned the iconic poem “To My Beloved Young American Friends—Youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth.” Mayor Tim Tenke called the proclamation “a great honor” not only for the city

Buddhism has taught me that my happiness is inseparable from the happiness of others.

Concept #1: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, an educational reformer, openly opposed imperial Japan’s ever-growing nationalistic agenda and penchant for rote learning. He believed that educators create value by developing happy individuals who would go into society and contribute, in turn, to the well-being of others. His theory of value creation, later coined soka by his protégé, Josei Toda, focused

by SGI-USA Future Division and Parents Group leaders Future division is synonymous with successorship. Our efforts to foster these young successors is, therefore, indispensable in spreading the Mystic Law for the peace of the land. At the March 2021 SGI-USA Central Executive Conference, we announced a future division and parents group initiative through the rest

Through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and heartfelt dialogue, we ended gun violence in our community.

Check out Ikeda Sensei’s official social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Watch a video celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. Check out a series of tweets introducing SGI President Ikeda’s 2022 peace proposal.

Ikeda Sensei's Essay

This essay from Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the April 29, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, treasured and took great pride in the happy, smiling faces and the bright, compassionate voices of the women of Soka. In an age when there

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

A Conversation With Kaneko Ikeda

How my Buddhist practice enabled me to make my family whole and bring hope to others.I’m Gene Kang, from Los Angeles.

Ikeda Sensei's Guidance for the Future Division

A parenting meme had this recipe for iced coffee: have kids, make coffee, forget you made coffee, drink it cold. Parenting is hard enough. Add to that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has essentially turned our home into our office (or unemployment office), classroom, restaurant and gym, and even Maria von Trapp would be nonplussed. Kidding

Illustrations by Leo Matsuda

District Study for June

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the May 2021 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, declared: “The reason for our appearance in this world is to hold high the great banner of kosen-rufu.” These were the closing words of his article titled

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [65]

Commemorating 150 Years Since Founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi's Birth

On this episode of Buddhability Explained, we discuss the Buddhist concept of enlightenment. When we think of the word enlightenment we imagine someone levitating or think we can only achieve it in the distant future. But it’s actually a possibility that anyone can experience in the here and now. Find the full article here.